noun
ratatouille
rat-uh-TOO-ee
Ratatouille (noun) means a French vegetable stew made mainly from tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, peppers, and herbs. Example: “She served ratatouille alongside grilled fish.”
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A French vegetable stew made mainly from tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, peppers, and herbs.
"I expected the open-air markets, but defrosted bouillabaisse and canned ratatouille weren’t what I imagined to be staples of Parisian culinary life. Yet they’ve become mainstays."
— Julia Belluz, The French Secret to Eating Healthy? Prepared Food and Frozen Dinners (2025)
"She served ratatouille alongside grilled fish."
How to use ratatouille
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rustic French vegetable stew.
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Word forms
- Plural
- ratatouilles
- Third person singular
- ratatouilles
- Past tense
- ratatouilled
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Etymology
From French ratatouille, from an Occitan word for the dish, ultimately linked to a word meaning "to stir."
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What does “ratatouille” mean?
The word “ratatouille” means a French vegetable stew made mainly from tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, peppers, and herbs. In plain terms, a rustic French vegetable stew.
How do you pronounce “ratatouille”?
“Ratatouille” is pronounced rat-uh-TOO-ee (/ɹæt.əˈtuː.i/ in IPA).
How do you use “ratatouille” in a sentence?
Here is “ratatouille” used in a sentence: “She served ratatouille alongside grilled fish.”
What part of speech is “ratatouille”?
“Ratatouille” is a noun.
Where does the word “ratatouille” come from?
The word “ratatouille” comes from French. From French ratatouille, from an Occitan word for the dish, ultimately linked to a word meaning "to stir.".
